Europa League odds

Valencia v Arsenal Europa League Preview, 9th May 8.00pm

Arsenal have done well to take control of this tie as they posted a 3-1 victory in the first leg in North London. However, they can be sure that Valencia will mout something of a fightback at the Mestalla and it is going to be all about whether or not Arsenal’s somewhat flimsy defence can stand strong. Read our Valencia v Arsenal betting tips for more.

Valencia v Arsenal Betting Odds*

Valencia 5/6
Draw 13/5
Arsenal 16/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on May 5th, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.)

Valencia News and Form

Valencia started European action this season in the Champions League. They could not find a way to muscle themselves into the top two finish behind Juventus and Manchester United. They need to call on all of their home strengths for this one in the Europa League and it is a fantastic record that they do have at the Mestalla in this competition. Valencia are currently on an 11 match undefeated streak of home form in the Europa League, winning each of their last eight. In a eight-game winning sequence, they have scored 22 goals and have conceded just three.

Interestingly the last team to beat them at the Mestalla in the Europa League was a Premier league side which was Swansea back in the 2013/14 group stage. Of the 19 UEFA competition ties in which Valencia have lost away in the first leg, they have recovered to win on aggregate on ten occasions. You cannot help but feel that if they get the opening goal in this second leg, then the fragility of Arsenal’s defence is going to be called into question.

So far at home this season in Europe, Valencia suffered a defeat against Juventus but took home wins over Manchester United and Young Boys in the Champions League. They then moved past Celtic with a 1-0 home win and proceeded to dispatch Krasnodar and local rivals Villarreal from the Europa League. Valencia have been paired up with Arsenal in UEFA competition on three previous occasions. The Spaniards have come out on top each time. Valencia’s home record in Europe against English opposition is W12 D16 L10 and they have won six of their nine two-legged ties against English opposition.

Arsenal News and Form

The form of Arsenal in the English Premier league is just about at rock bottom at the moment. They have lost four of their last six, winning just one game in that sequence. A disappointing home draw against Brighton on the weekend pretty much ruined their chance of a top-four finish this season in the EPL. With that in mind that may least amp up their focus in this game because winning the Europa League would be the back door entrance into the UEFA Champions League next season.

There are 3-1 home win over Valencia in the first leg of this tie does give them a nice advantage. But how crucial will that away goal given up be? Arsenal have lost their last four two-legged ties against Spanish teams. The Gunners have won 11 of the 34 UEFA competition fixtures against Spanish opposition. They have had mixed fortunes on the road this season in the competition. Arsenal started well by winning all three of their group stage away games.

But then in the knockout stages, they lost at BATE and then Rennes. In the quarter-finals they did win their away game, collecting a 1-0 victory at Napoli. The away record of Arsenal in the Roper league is W8 D1 L4 and in that sequence of matches, the Gunners have scored 21 goals, conceding 10. They were on a four-match winless streak of away form in the knockout phase of the Europa League, before taking that win at Napoli in the last round. Arsenal have won the first leg at home in 19 UEFA competition ties and have prevailed in 17 of them. They aren’t in a particularly great place at the moment, can they deliver some mental defensive toughness?

Valencia v Arsenal Tips & Odds

Who will win – Valencia v Arsenal Predictions

This is going to be an intimidating atmosphere for Arsenal on Thursday night. They can fully expect a fightback from a very good European home team. The Gunners have struggled in defence badly lately and therefore the home win is the standout option.

Chelsea v Eintracht Frankfurt Europa League Preview, 9th May 8.00pm

Full credit to Chelsea because they handled themselves really well in the first leg of this semi final tie out in Germany. The score in the tie is sat level at 1-1 but Chelsea have a precious away goal in the bag all ready. Can the Blues finish the job back at Stamford Bridge now as they go in search of the title? Read our Chelsea v Eintracht Frankfurt betting tips for more.

Chelsea v Eintracht Frankfurt Betting Odds*

Chelsea News and Form

So Chelsea have a nice advantage now and are poised well in this tie. After coming from behind to earn a draw in the first leg out in Germany, the longer that first leg went on the less and less threatening Frankfurt became. That continued an impressive campaign in this season’s UEFA Champions League from Chelsea. The Blues have won each of their last nine home games in the Europa League and now do look fully to be in the driving seat to reach the final.

With a good league performance in the English top flight on the weekend and other results going their way, Chelsea have confirmed a top-four finish there are so will be heading to the Champions League next season. That take some pressure off them on the domestic front and allows them to fully focus on the second leg of this tie. In avoiding defeat in the first leg of this tie Chelsea have set a new record in the competition as that was their 16th game in a row without defeat.

It was also Chelsea’s 11th win in their 13 matches played in this season’s competition (D2). The Blues have won five of their nine previous UEFA competition ties after having drawn the first leg away from home. They have however lost three of their last four. Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is the top scorer in this season’s competition with 10 goals to his name. Chelsea have never lost at home to German visitors, winning six of their eight previous such fixtures. Two of those eight games were knockout phase fixtures, Chelsea winning both of those.

Eintracht Frankfurt News and Form

While Chelsea were booking a top-four finish in the Premier League on the weekend, Eintracht Frankfurt suffered a 6-1 hammering against Bayer Leverkusen in the German top flight. To be fair they probably had one big eye on this fixture. Frankfurt have been a major threat in this season’s competition and they have scored in each of their last 14 away games in Europe. The big danger man Luka Jovic opened the scoring for them with a fantastic header in the first half of the opening game of this tie.

Jovic is on nine goals for this seasons Europa League campaign, just one behind Chelsea’s Giroud. Frankfurt have only been involved in two previous two-legged ties against English clubs in European action before. They lost both of those ties and suffered defeats in both away games. It has been really good stuff from them in this season’s Europa League though as they won their group ahead of Lazio and Marseille. They then got past Shakhtar and Inter Milan in the knockout stages before taking out Benfica 4-2 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.

The home record that Eintracht Frankfurt have in the Europa League, home and away (including qualifying) is W16 D5 L2 which is highly impressive. They have won seven of their 11 previous away games in this competition, but just one of those victories have been in the knockout phase. Eintracht have lost three of the four UEFA ties in which they have drawn the first leg at home. This is the first-ever appearance in the Europa League semi-final by Eintracht Frankfurt.

Chelsea v Eintracht Frankfurt Tips & Odds

Who will win – Chelsea v Eintracht Frankfurt Predictions

Chelsea’s second-half performance out in Germany, in particular, gave a good indication of the difference in class between the two teams. The Blues pretty much controlled the game and should be able to handle whatever the Germans throw at them at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea to win and both teams to score.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea Europa League Preview, 2nd May 8.00pm

Chelsea are the favourites to get through this tie but this isn’t going to be that easy of a first leg from them. The Germans are a very enterprising, positive side and it has not taken much for Chelsea to crumble away from home during this calendar year. Chelsea could come under some pressure in this one. Read our Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea betting tips for more.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea Betting Odds*

Eintracht Frankfurt News and Form

The way that Eintracht Frankfurt have handled themselves in this season’s at UEFA Europa league has been highly impressive. They have only lost one game on their way to the semifinals. In the group stage they picked up maximum points, and that was not a particularly easy group that they were in either. In this season’s group stage, they faced Lazio, last year’s Europa League runners up Marseille and Apollon Limassol.

They also moved on to take out some big guns through the knockout stages of the competition.each of their three opponents in the knockout rounds, prior to this meeting with Chelsea, were against teams who dropped down from this season’s champions league. First of all Eintracht Frankfurt beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the round of 32, before seeing off Inter Milan in the following round. That set them up with a quarter-final tie against Benfica.

Eintracht Frankfurt lost the first leg of that tie away from home, playing a large chunk of the game with 10-men. But they battled so well to get a couple of goals on the board in a 4-2 defeat. Those away goals were so vital in the end as they turned the tie around with a 2-0 home success over Benfica, to progress through on away goals.

This will be the first time that Eintracht Frankfurt have faced Chelsea. The Germans have had experience against English opposition before, but it all has been negative. They have lost all three of their previous two-legged UEFA competition ties against English teams. Their last game against English opposition was a 0-0 home draw against Newcastle in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup group stage, with a 0-0 draw being played out in that fixture.

It leaves Eintracht Frankfurt unbeaten on home soil against English teams at a W2 D2 record. Eintracht Frankfurt have only ever lost two games in the Europa League, winning 16 of their other 20 fixtures played in the competition. So that is highly impressive and at home in the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt have never lost that game. Their record in Europa League home games is won nine, drawn two. They are the only one team left in the final four who have never been to the semifinals of this competition before.

Chelsea News and Form

Chelsea have gone just a little bit better than what Eintracht Frankfurt have done in this season’s Europa League. Chelsea are undefeated in this campaign, winning 11 of their 12 fixtures. They took an easy group win at the first stage before coasting to a 5-1 aggregate victory over Swedish side Malmo in the round of 32. Chelsea then sent Dinamo Kiev packing with an 8-0 aggregate success. They were pushed a little bit more when it came to facing Slavia Prague in the quarter-finals.

Despite a pretty poor performance they managed to survive a trip to Prague by earning a late 1-0 victory. The return leg at Stamford Bridge ended in a 4-3 win for the Blues. Chelsea’s overall home and away form against Bundesliga opposition is not bad at all. From their 19 previous matches they hold a W10 D5 L4 record. They have also won their last two visits to Bundesliga opposition.

On their last show trip to Germany, Chelsea has faced Schalke and in those two matches, the English side produced a 3-0 and 5-0 victory. In the Europa League, Chelsea are currently on a six-match winning streak. This has suddenly become a hugely important campaign for them because it offers them a guaranteed place in next season’s Champions lLeague if they can lift the title. That is a nice backup to have just in case things don’t work out in the top four finish in the Premier League.

Chelsea have equalled Atletico Madrid’s unbeaten 15 match streak in the UEFA Europa League. So they are on the brink of setting a whole new standard. Chelsea haven’t lost in the Europa league since a defeat at Rubin Kazan in their 2012/13 quarter-final. That campaign was their only previous one in the Europa League, and Chelsea still went on to win the tournament outright in what was their debut season. Chelsea have won six of their last seven (D1) away games in the Europa league, scoring 14 goals and conceding just the four.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea Tips & Odds

Who will win – Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea Predictions

There is a decent chance that the Germans can come up with a positive result in this one. They will be pushing for a something good on home soil in this first leg to defend out on the road. That makes them dangerous. Home win.

Arsenal v Valencia Europa League Preview, 2nd May 8.00pm

With Arsenal’s form having taken a bit of a nosedive recently, will they be able to pull themselves back together for the Europa League? It is home advantage up first for them in this semi-final tie as they take on Valencia. Both teams are on the outskirts of a top-four finish in their respective domestic leagues. Can the Gunners give themselves an advantage? Read our Arsenal v Valencia betting tips for more.

Arsenal v Valencia Betting Odds*

Arsenal 10/11
Draw 13/5
Valencia 14/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on April 30th, 2019 at 3:50 p.m.)

Arsenal News and Form

The Gunners need to find some form after some recent troubles in the Premier League. They may struggle to get a top-four finish there, so this is a hugely important Europa League campaign for them now. At this stage of last season’s Europa League campaign, the Gunners were eliminated by Spanish opposition in the form of Atletico Madrid. This time they take on Valencia, who could at the end of the day, be just as tough.

Arsenal have lost three of five previous games against Valencia W1 D1, so that’s not a good start either. The Gunners have only managed ten wins from their 33 previous games against Spanish opposition. Three of the fifteen defeats in that sequence happened in Finals. The home record that Arsenal hold against Spanish visitors is W8 D4 L3 and their last two have been a 0-2 reverse against Barcelona and 1-1 draw against Atletico in last season’s semifinals.

Arsenal have lost their last four two-legged ties against teams from La Liga. But there are positives despite all of that. After an easy group stage campaign, it was home soil advantage in the second legs of their round of 32 tie against BATE and round of 16 tie against Rennes that has helped Arsenal through. They had lost the away first leg in both of those ties but were bold and good enough to power their way through back at the Emirates on both occasions. In the last round, their quarter-final against Napoli, Arsenal started at home, claimed a 2-0 win over the Italians and won the tie 3-0 on aggregate.

So they have a wonderful W9 D3 L1 record at home in the Europa League and in that sequence of games, the Gunners have scored 31 goals and have conceded eight. The Gunners have banked a clean sheet in each of their last five home games as well. The Gunners are the only ones of this season’s semi-finalists to have never won the UEFA Cup/Europa League before. There will be a concern there over their current form which has seen them lose three in a row, conceding exactly three goals in each of those defeats.

Arsenal v Valencia Head to Head

This will be the sixth match between Arsenal and Valencia
They were last together in the 2002/03 Champions League
Arsenal are winless in three against Valencia (D1 L2)
Valencia are W2 D2 L1 in the head to head against Arsenal

Valencia News and Form

Valencia may have had an eye on this tie as well as they have lost their last two league games. Valencia are still in the hunt for a run at a top-four finish in La Liga. Like Arsenal in the Premier League though, they have a lot of work to do in a short amount of time to get there. Valencia started this season in the Champions League where they took a W2 D2 L2 in their group to finish third behind Man Utd and Juventus.

The Spaniards then sent Celtic packing from the round of 32 before seeing off the challenge of Krasnodar. That set them up with a local derby against Villarreal. As expected Valencia got the better of their rivals, banked a 5-1 aggregate success in the title. That leaves Valencia unbeaten in their six Europa League games played this season. This is their third appearance in the semifinals of the Europa League, and their two previous appearances both ended in defeat against fellow Spanish teams.

Out on the road in Europe, Valencia have suffered just two defeats in their last seven games (W2 D3). They were on a run of four straight away defeats in the Europa League quarter-finals/semifinals before getting a 3-1 success at Villarreal in the last round. Valencia are a very solid defensively side, but they are not particularly lethal in front of goal. If you look at their La Liga campaign, they are the lowest scorers in the top six. Only one of their six Europa League matches this season have gone over 2.5 goals this season.

Arsenal v Valencia Tips & Odds

Who will win – Arsenal v Valencia Predictions

This is likely to be a close contest. Given what Arsenal did at home against Napoli in the first leg of the quarterfinals, they look the more likely of the two to pick up the victory. However, Valencia are absolutely no pushover and this could be tight. Arsean to win by a 1 goal margin at 11/4 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on April 30th, 2019 at 3:50 p.m.)

Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea Europa League Preview, 14th March 5.55pm

This tie looks pretty much to be in the bag with Chelsea having powered their way to a 3-0 success in the first leg. That sets them up so well for this trip out and East. It should be a simple matter of game management from the Premier League side now. Read our Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea betting tips for more.

Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea Betting Odds*

Chelsea News and Form

It was comfortable for a patient Chelsea side in the end at home against Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of this round of sixteen tie. Chelsea have never won in Ukraine before having gone D1 L1 there from their previous visits. The victory in the first leg gave Chelsea their eighth win in nine Europa League games this season (D1). After topping their group stage they comfortably beat Malmo 5-1 in the last round.

This is the second meeting between the two teams after having met in the 2015/16 Champions League group stage. There was a 0-0 draw between them in Kiev on that occasion. In their other game in Ukraine, Chelsea lost 2-1 at Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2013/14 Champions League. The Blues are unbeaten in twelve Europa League games now. They are W4 D1 in their last five away games in the competition. The Blues have won 11 of the 15 previous UEFA ties after a first-leg victory at home.

Dynamo Kiev News and Form

There is a big uphill task for Kiev then in this one. Like Chelsea, Dynamo Kiev also won their group in the Europa League and then edged a 3-2 aggregate win over Olympiakos in the last round. They do actually have some good home form against English sides. They have only suffered three defeats in their 14 previous home games against English opponents, winning five of those.

In the Europa League specifically, Dynamo Kiev are W2 D1 at home against English sides. They have won their two previous knockout ties as well in this competition against English opposition, Man City in 2010/11 and Everton in 2014/15. It doesn’t look too likely that they are going to pull off a win in this tie. Dynamo Kiev have lost just two of their last fourteen home games in Europe (W8 D4) which is a fine record. In 5 of their last 13 previous UEFA ties where they had lost the first leg away from home, Kiev fought back to win.

Arsenal v Rennes Europa League Preview, 14th March 8.00pm

The Gunners have to mount a big fight back in this tie after collapsing to a 3-1 defeat out in France in the first leg. For Rennes, this will be just their second ever visit to England, but survive this one and it will continue their best ever run in UEFA competition. Read our Arsenal v Rennes betting tips for more.

Arsenal v Rennes Betting Odds*

Arsenal 3/10
Draw 5/1
Rennes 10/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on March 12th, 2019 at 4:12 p.m.)

Arsenal News and Form

So the Gunners have plenty of work to do. The Gunners cruised through the group stage of this competition but they had to come back in the last round after losing the first leg away from home. That was against Bate, Arsenal winning 3-0 back at the Emirates after a 1-0 away defeat. Arsenal have won only three of the 13 UEFA competition ties in which they were defeated away in the first leg, one of those happening against BATE.

The Gunners need the minimum of a 2-0 scoreline in this tie against Rennes. Alex Iwobi had put Arsenal ahead early in the first leg. But the telling point was a red card before half time for Sokratis Papastathopoulos. This will be Arsenal’s 26 game against French opposition and their 13th on home soil.

Arsenal have won only five of their previous 12 home games against French opposition, losing three. The last time they hosted a French side they played out a 2-2 draw against PSG in the 2016/17 Champions League group stage. The Gunners have won four of five two-legged UEFA ties against Frenchs sides. They lost their last one though, against Monaco in the 2014/15 Champions League.

Rennes News and Form

This is the most successful UEFA competition campaign from Rennes in their history. They only got through to the knockout stages by the skin of their teeth, winning a must-win match on matchday six. They then pulled off an upset in beats Real Bets in the round of 32. Their only previous experience against English opposition before this meeting with Arsenal was a 2001 Intertoto cup semi-final against Aston Villa in which the two traded home wins.

Rennes are in their second Europa League campaign, and only managed three points in their first attempt back in 2011/12. Rennes took a 1-0 win in the Czech Republic on matchday five to beat Jablonec and that was their first away win in eight games. They followed that up with a very impressive 3-1 win at Betis. Rennes have won four of the previous six UEFA ties after having won the first leg at home.

Arsenal v Rennes Tips & Odds

Who will win – Arsenal v Rennes Predictions

The Gunners have enough scoring power behind them to get the win on the board at the Emirates. But they are vulnerable at the back and Rennes can make this interesting by getting on the scoresheet. Arsenal to win & both teams to score.

Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev Europa League Preview, 7th March 8.00pm

The Blues are overwhelming favourites for this round of sixteen tie in the UEFA Europa League. They start with home soil advantage against Ukrainian opponents Dynamo Kiev. It has been fairly easy passage for Chelsea so far. Will that continue? Read our Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev betting tips for more.

Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev Betting Odds*

Chelsea News and Form

It has been steady progress from Chelsea in the tournament so far this season. They have posted a W7 D1 record in their eight games. In the last round, they eased to a 5-1 aggregate win over Malmo. Chelsea met Kiev in the 2015/16 Champions League group stage with the Blues winning 2-1 at home after a 0-0 away draw. The only other encounter with Ukrainian opponents that Chelsea have had was against Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2013/14 Champions League with the two trading home wins.

Current Chelsea star Willian scored twice for Shakhtar’s in their 3-2 home win, which dropped Chelsea to the Europa League which the Blues then went on to win. The Blues are on an eleven match undefeated streak of form in the Europa League. Their record at Stamford Bridge in the competition is W7 D1. Olivier Giroud is on a five-match scoring streak in the UEFA Champions League.

Dynamo Kiev News and Form

Kiev were group winners in this season’s Europa League, topping Rennes. In the last round, they produced a win over Olympiakos 3-2 on aggregate. Dinamo Kiev have faced plenty of English opposition before. This will be their 29th game against English opposition. They have won exactly half of their previous 28 so it is something of a competitive record from them.

They have, however, lost 11 of their 14 previous visits to England, so that is where it has fallen down (D3). They have failed to score in 9 of those 14 as well. The last time they were in England they played out a 0-0 draw at Man City in the Champions League 2015/16 round of sixteen. They are D1 L2 in three previous Europa league visits to England.

Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev Tips & Odds

Who will win – Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev Predictions

This opener may be a low scoring affair. Chelsea will be happy enough to get a clean sheet on the board in this first leg. They should have the quality, even though not at their strongest to find a way past their opponents. Chelsea to win to nil.

Rennes v Arsenal Europa League Preview, 7th March 5.55pm

The next challenge coming up for Arsenal in the Europa League is French side Rennes. The two have never met before in UEFA competition. A good solid performance from the Gunners over in France will set them up well in the tie. Read our Rennes v Arsenal betting tips for more.

Rennes v Arsenal Betting Odds*

Arsenal evens
Draw 11/5
Rennes 3/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on March 3rd, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.)

Rennes News and Form

This is the furthest that Rennes have ever been in UEFA competition. During the group stage of this season’s competition, Rennes lost three in a row, but they managed to turn things around dramatically. On match day six they took a must-win success over Astana squeeze through. Just a hint at their threat, they caused an upset in the round of 32, by knocking out Real Betis.

The only previous meeting with English opposition that Rennes have had was in the 2001 Intertoto Cup semi-final when they lost on away goals. This is only their second appearance in the Europa League, not getting out of the group stage in their first attempt in 2011/12. Rennes are undefeated in their last twelve home games in all competitions, winning eight. Rennes are W2 D1 L1 in their four European home games this season.

Arsenal News and Form

This will be Arsenal’s 25th UEFA fixture going against French opposition. They are undefeated in twelve previous away games in France. Arsenal’s record in France is W8 D4. Their last trip to France ended in a 1-1 draw at PSG which ended a seven-match winning streak that they were on in away games against French opposition. Last season Arsenal won 5-1 on aggregate against AC Milan in the Europa League round of sixteen.

That was the first time in eight years that they had won at that stage of a European competition. In this season’s group stage, the Gunners won all three away games. But they did however, lose on the road at BATE in the last round. Their away record in two UEFA Europa League campaigns is W7 D1 L3, with 19 goals scored and seven conceded. All three defeats in that sequence were 1-0 losses.

Rennes v Arsenal Tips & Odds

Who will win – Rennes v Arsenal Predictions

This could be a tough challenge for Arsenal, especially if they are not sending out their strongest side in it. Rennes have some pretty good home form going and will be keen to keep the Gunners at arm’s length here. Draw.

Chelsea v Malmo Europa League Preview, 21st February 8.00pm

Chelseaconceded late out in Sweden in a 2-1 victory which just keeps this tie interesting and exciting. But realistically the Blues should be able to handle themselves back at the Bridge in this second leg. Read our Chelsea v Malmo betting tips for more.

Chelsea v Malmo Betting Odds*

Chelsea 1/6
Draw 6/1
Malmo 14/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on February 17th, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.)

Chelsea News and Form

Chelsea met up with Malmo for the first time ever in the first leg of this tie. Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud got their goals in the game. They really should have closed the game out, but the Blues fell apart in the last ten minutes as Malmo ramped up the pressure. Chelsea have faced two previous ties against Swedish sides, with a W1 L1 record in those two. In the group stage this season Chelsea won all three of their home games, conceding just the one goal in that sequence of games.

This is the second time that Chelsea have been at this stage of the competition. The Blues are undefeated in ten Europa League games now, winning nine of the games in that sequence. They have never lost a home game (W6 L1) in the Europa League. They have not won any of the last four knockout stage games in Europe (D2 L2) however. The Blues have never lost a UEFA tie having won the first leg away from home.

Chelsea v Malmo Head to Head

Chelsea hold a 2-1 lead in the tie
The first leg was the first-ever game between the two clubs

Malmo News and Form

Malmo began this season’s European campaign the first round of the Champions League qualifiers. They lost in the third qualifying round. They got through the Europa League playoffs through to make the group stage. The only previous time that Malmo were in the group stage of the European League was in 2011/12 and they picked up one point.

They collected nine in his season’s group stage, going unbeaten in five (W2 D3). This is the first time that they have been in the knockout stage of a European competition since 1986/87. Away from home in Europe, this season Malmo are W4 D2 L1 and they have picked up a clean sheet in five of those fixtures. Malmo have never progressed in a European tie having lost the first game at home. Malmo have never won an away game in the knockout stages of a European competition (D2 L3).

Shakhtar now have to make the trip to Germany knowing that they have to get a goal on the board. That should make this a good contest. After a 2-2 draw in the Ukraine, everything is still up for grabs in this one as Frankfurt try and make the most of home advantage and two away goals secured. Read our Eintracht Frankfurt v Shakhtar Donetsk betting tips for more.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Odds*

Eintracht Frankfurt News and Form

We thought this could be a interesting tie and it is proving to be after a 2-2 draw in the first leg. That does give German side Eintracht Frankfurt the leg up in the tie with away goals and the home advantage to come on Thursday night. The previous head to head record stands even at one win each and a draw from three previous meetings between these two clubs. Frankfurt have currently put together a five-match sequence of draws in all competitions, including the first leg of this tie.

They have gone W2 D2 L2 in their last six on home soil across all competition, not having picked up a clean sheet in any of those games. So there could be a little bit of life left in his one. Although what may sway punters in favour of the Germans is their immense W6 D1 record in his season’s Europa League. Can’t really argue with that. They have scored eight goals in three three home games so far.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Shakhtar Donetsk Head to Head

The tie is level a 2-2 after the first leg
That first leg of this tie was the first ever meeting

Shakhtar Donetsk News and Form

Shakhtar were always like going to be a handful on home soil in his tie. There were just that. It leaves them undefeated in their last seven games in all competition. However, that game against Shakhtar is their only game since the beginning of December last year. Their domestic league doesn’t startup against until March. So that does make things a little difficult for the Ukrainians.

They have won their last three away games though, including a 3-2 success at German side Hoffenheim in the group stage of the Champions League. That was their only win of their six group stage matches (D3 L2). Meaning that they have won just one of seven European fixtures played this season home and away.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Shakhtar Donetsk Tips & Odds

Who will win – Eintracht Frankfurt v Shakhtar Donetsk Predictions

Frankfurt are an exciting, positive side and so there should be goals in this one. Shakhtar will believe that they are in this after a win at Hoffenheim this season. However, we see the home side doing enough. Home win & both teams to score.